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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cos•tume /ˈkɑstum, -tyum/USA pronunciation   n., v., -tumed, -tum•ing, adj. 
n. 
  1. Clothingstyle of dress typical of a particular nation, group, or historical period: [countable]peasants in their native costumes.[uncountable]the costume of the Revolutionary War days.
  2. Clothing clothing of period, place, etc., or for a particular occasion such as a party:[countable]The circus clown put on his costume.
  3. Clothing[countable] a set of garments selected for wear at a single time;
    outfit;
    ensemble.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to provide with a costume;
    dress.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. Clothingof or characterized by the wearing of costumes: a costume party.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cos•tume  (n. kos′to̅o̅m, -tyo̅o̅m;v. ko sto̅o̅m′, -styo̅o̅m′),USA pronunciation n., v., -tumed, -tum•ing, adj. 
n. 
  1. Clothinga style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, esp. that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
  2. Clothingdress or garb characteristic of another period, place, person, etc., as worn on the stage or at balls.
  3. Clothingfashion of dress appropriate to a particular occasion or season:dancing costume; winter costume.
  4. Clothinga set of garments, esp. women's garments, selected for wear at a single time;
    outfit;
    ensemble.

v.t. 
  1. Clothingto dress;
    furnish with a costume;
    provide appropriate dress for:to costume a play.

adj. 
  1. Clothingof or characterized by the wearing of costumes:a costume party.
  2. Clothingmeant for use with or appropriate to a specific costume:costume accessories.
  • Italian: usage, habit, dress; doublet of custom
  • French
  • 1705–15
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See dress. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
costume / ˈkɒstjuːm/
  1. a complete style of dressing, including all the clothes, accessories, etc, worn at one time, as in a particular country or period; dress
  2. a woman's suit
  3. a set of clothes, esp unusual or period clothes, worn in a play by an actor or at a fancy dress ball: a jester's costume
  4. short for swimming costume
 (transitive)
  1. to furnish the costumes for (a show, film, etc)
  2. to dress (someone) in a costume
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Italian: dress, habit, custom
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